Former Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe (33) performed a convention live for her new album “Hikari he –classical & crossover-” on September 18th.

She sang “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical “Les Miserables” and other tracks from her album. It has been 10 years since her graduation from Morning Musume and Abe has now decided to take a completely different route. She sang in front of 300 people involved in the music industry. “This album is my first step on a new road,” Abe exclaimed.

Her new album will be released on October 22nd.

(via: Sanspo)